Currycomb.



No. 793,784. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. E'. N. HACKETT.

GURRYGUMB.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1s. 1905.

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Nrrnn Siret Patented July di, 1905 FRED N. HACKlCTT, OF DElRUlT, MICHIGAN.

PECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '793,784, dated July 4, 19U5.

Application iiled February 13, 1905. Serial No. 245,488.

To a/ZZ whom llt mfr/y con/cern.-

Be it known that l, FRED N. llackn'r'r, a citizen el the United States, residing at lf)e.troit, in the county oi' Vifayne and State ot lvlichigan, have invented certain new and uselul lmprovements in Currycombs, of which the t'ollowing is a specilvication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to a novel type ol cu rrycouib wherein the teeth are adapted to receive the dirt renioved from the coat olt the animal and are so applied to the comb back or body that the dirt will pass readily through and out, thus preventing clogging, while the body in turn serves as a guard or shield protecting the hand and sleeve oi' the operator.

'lfhe invention consists in the peculiar and simple construction ol. the currycomb and, further, in the novel arrangement and combinationot its various parts, as hereinafter set iterth.

ln the drawings illustrating my invention, Figure l is a bottom view in perspective of the currycomb. liig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3, a detached sectional View showing' the manner of connecting the teeth to the comb-body; Fig. 4, an enlarged. sectional view illustrating' the peculiar construetion el the teeth and the manner ol applying to their support, and Fig. 5 is a modification.

ln the drawings thus briefly described the reference-letter A designates the comb-body, consisting; invthis instance oi a Vflat piece olf leather suliiciently pliable to enable the operator to curve or bend the same in his hand when using in order to contorni to the contour oi the animal to be cleaned. Upon the combback is attached the usual hand-strap ll, which may be secured to the comb in any suitable n'lanner, preferably by rivets l. Upon the iace t et the body are arranged the teeth, preferably of tubular construction and so ap plied that a space will be left between their inner ends to permit the dirt to pass through the teeth and out between the ends and the comb-tace.

Various types ot connection may be einployed between the teeth and the comb to give the results desired, and while l have shown a preferred iorm ol.I connection which lf deem preferable in use l do not desire to be limited to the same. As shown in the drawings, the teeth designated by the reference-letter C are arranged upon the comb-tace in groups, prei'- erably live in number, and a support l), in this instance in the `t'orm oli' a disk, .is provided Vfor each group, the disks in turn being' pret erahly pivoted to the body, so that a rotary movfunent will be given to the teeth in the operation ol carrying. ',lhe disks, as shown, are provided with a plurality oll openings, as and the tubular teeth maybe litted within the openings in the manner indicated in Fig. 5 or they may be cast upon the. supports or disks in the manner shown in liig. Ll, the openings in the teeth in this instance extending through the disk to permit ol the passage oi the dirt therethrough.

The disks are spaced from the tace of the body by means oi a boss /Z in each instance, the boss being apertured, as at c, and a rivet f, extending through the boss and through the body, serves as a connection between the parts. 'lo permit the ready rotation oiI the disks, washers 1/ /1/ are interposed, respectively, between the boss and face rt and between the back and the rivet-head ci, as indicated in Fig. 3.

As shown in li`ig. l, the teeth are arranged in circles upon their supports, their extremities are beveled in the manner indicated in Fig. il, and the edges serrated, so that they will properly engage the coat oli the animal and serve'to e'flfectively remove the dirt.

llt will be obvious from the construction el? comb described that while the dirt may readily pass through the hollow teeth it will not clog therein, while the lace ot' the comb-body serves as a shield to prevent the dirt from reaching the hand and sleeve of the user. lt will be further noticed that by reason ol the pivotal connection between the groups oi teeth and the body a slight rotary movement will be imparted to the teeth as the comb `is moved over the body ol'l the animal, which moveuient causes the dirt to be dislodged `from the serrated edges elE the teeth and clogging' at this point prevented.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A currycomb, comprising a body, a plu-v body-face, each support having a number of openings extendingl therethrough, and a plurality of hollou7 open-ended teeth upon each support corresponding in number torand registering with the support-openings.

5. In a currycomb, the combination with the body, of a plurality of apertured disks pivoted upon the bod y-face and spaced therefrom, and tubular teeth upon said disks registering with the disk-apertures, the ends of the teeth being beveled and the edges serrated, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. f

FRED N. HACKETT.

IfVitnesses:

EDWARD D. AUL'r, JAS. P. BARRY. 

